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24CUContents of draft report#
The draft report must set out:
(a)the decision-maker’s preliminary findings on the conduct issue, including whether the respondent has engaged in relevant conduct; and
(b)a summary of the evidence and other material on which those preliminary findings are based; and
(c)if there is a preliminary finding that the respondent has engaged in relevant conduct—any recommendations that the decision-maker proposes to make in relation to the respondent; and
(d)if there is a preliminary finding that the respondent has engaged in relevant conduct and the respondent is a current or former parliamentarian—any sanctions that the decision-maker proposes to impose on the respondent; and
(e)if:
(i)there is a preliminary serious breach finding in relation to the respondent; and
(ii)the respondent is a current member of a House of the Parliament; and
(iii)there is a preliminary finding that it is appropriate for a parliamentary sanction to be imposed on the respondent;
whether the decision-maker proposes to refer the preliminary serious breach finding to the Privileges Committee of that House.
Note: The decision-maker is not required to propose a recommendation, sanction or referral, even if there is a preliminary finding that the respondent has engaged in relevant conduct.
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